It all began in earnest somewhere around late-winter,
early-spring, when I asked my long-time boyfriend Bobby to
co-sign on a mortage for me as I had finally decided to grown up
and act like an adult by buying a home of my own. The
conversation went sorta like this:

Debra: Will you co-sign on a mortgage for me?

Bobby: If I'm going to do that, we might as well get
married.

Debra: Aw, do we HAVE to?
Bobby: Yes.

Debra: Oh, all right. But we're not gonna live together,
are we?

And so ended the most pragmatic proposal in history! Bobby and
I were married this past Friday, June 19 at 7 p.m. in the evening
at a very small, very short ceremony (my nephew clocked it at
4-1/2 minutes) attended by immediate family and a few close
friends. I made the mistake of inviting Koerner, the only person
from the dance community who could have cared less. However,
everyone loved Carolyn!

The Happy CoupleHere Comes De Judge...

Seriously, though, Bobby and I have been enjoying our status
as Happiest Couple in the World for something like 7 years and
this was just the next logical step. Although it seemed to
everyone that we eloped suddenly, this had been planned for a
handful of months. We had the ceremony at the house of my real
estate agent/friend over in Palisades. It was, in my humble
estimation, THE BEST WEDDING IN THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE and I
actually had a ball. There was no dancing. It was really more
like a big family party where my sisters didn't have to cook.

We lit out of there around 11 p.m. and drove to Frank Morra's
beach house in Cape May, where we proceeded to spend the
remainder of the weekend sleeping, doing crossword puzzles and
eating upon occasion. (Naturally, we also completed other
traditional honeymoon activities.) True to form, I was back home
by 7 p.m. on Sunday and showed up in time for the open
dancing at America!

It's been a ball receiving all the congratulations and best
wishes from the community, and I thank you all for your warmth
and love. And to all you broken-hearted guys, remember: I just
might fool around!

With love and a gold band on my left finger,
Debra

PS: We took this photo at one of Doc Scantlin's things and we
think that it is just terrific. Mazel Tov, kids.